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Job Description

Directly supervise and coordinate the activities of mechanics, installers, and repairers.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 49-1011.00
The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 66,730.00
The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 32.00
Currently, there are 453,330 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers”.

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Tasks for “Head Lineman”

Investigate accidents or injuries and prepare reports of findings.
Recommend or initiate personnel actions, such as hires, promotions, transfers, discharges, or disciplinary measures.
Counsel employees about work-related issues and assist employees to correct job-skill deficiencies.
Inspect, test, and measure completed work, using devices such as hand tools or gauges to verify conformance to standards or repair requirements.
Design equipment configurations to meet personnel needs.
Develop or implement electronic maintenance programs or computer information management systems.
Participate in budget preparation and administration, coordinating purchasing and documentation and monitoring departmental expenditures.
Confer with personnel, such as management, engineering, quality control, customer, or union workers' representatives, to coordinate work activities, resolve employee grievances, or identify and review resource needs.
Develop, implement, or evaluate maintenance policies and procedures.
Interpret specifications, blueprints, or job orders to construct templates and lay out reference points for workers.
Determine schedules, sequences, and assignments for work activities, based on work priority, quantity of equipment, and skill of personnel.
Monitor employees' work levels and review work performance.
Review, evaluate, accept, and coordinate completion of work bid from contractors.
Compute estimates and actual costs of factors such as materials, labor, or outside contractors.
Conduct or arrange for worker training in safety, repair, or maintenance techniques, operational procedures, or equipment use.
Meet with vendors or suppliers to discuss products used in repair work.
Requisition materials and supplies, such as tools, equipment, or replacement parts.
Compile operational or personnel records, such as time and production records, inventory data, repair or maintenance statistics, or test results.
Perform skilled repair or maintenance operations, using equipment such as hand or power tools, hydraulic presses or shears, or welding equipment.
Monitor tool and part inventories and the condition and maintenance of shops to ensure adequate working conditions.
Examine objects, systems, or facilities and analyze information to determine needed installations, services, or repairs.
Inspect and monitor work areas, examine tools and equipment, and provide employee safety training to prevent, detect, and correct unsafe conditions or violations of procedures and safety rules.

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